Then, as though they had reached an agreement, all three girls broke into wicked grins.
"Get them!" ×3
Shouting in unison, the three lunged at Lingmeng and the others like ravenous wolves.
Lingmeng merely let out a couple of "Ah"s in response.
Just before the trio could tackle her, she took Shiori's hand and stepped back several paces.
Tohka wisely followed them back.
As for Origami—
Without a word, she neatly caught each of the three lunging girls in a joint lock.
After a crack sounded from each of their necks, the trio missed their targets entirely and fell flat on their faces.
It hurt just to watch.
"I see~ So things ended up like this while we were none the wiser."
With her head tilted as though she had a stiff neck, Ai muttered softly.
Lingmeng and the others were now in the music room with the three girls.
They gave them a rough explanation of why they had come. By deftly concealing everything related to Spirits, they managed to summarize how she and Shiori had challenged Miku Izayoi.
"So, can we join you for the performance?"
Lingmeng tilted her head as she asked.
Ai lightly patted her chest.
"We could never turn down a request from beautiful girls! Besides, we aren't heartless monsters. To protect your chastity, Lingmeng-chan and Shiori-chan, we'll give you our full support!"
"Then you have our deepest thanks."
Ai was just as accommodating as expected, and Lingmeng chuckled.
Ai hurriedly waved her hands.
"No, no, no, don't say that! We were actually worrying about being short on people ourselves."
"Short on people?"
Shiori tilted his head in confusion. Then, apparently remembering something, he asked,
"Were those two girls who just left members of the band?"
Ai nodded lightly.
"Yeah, but we've kicked them